Vocabulary Builders in Sign Language

DCMP is a leader in providing access to
captioned, educational media. But did
you know that we also offer many
resources to promote access through
sign language as well? There are over
100 titles in the DCMP collection on sign
language.

DCMP, in conjunction with Jacksonville
State University in Alabama, produced a
series of sign language vocabulary
videos called: Vocabulary Builders in
Sign Language. The videos are intended
to introduce sign language that is
specific to a particular class or subject
matter, utilizing deaf professionals
signing vocabulary related to their field
of expertise.

We noticed a need among sign language
users for educational vocabulary. Many
interpreters, teachers, and students are
unfamiliar with specialized sign vocabulary
because the concepts occur infrequently in
daily communication.

This comment was recently posted by a
viewer of one of the videos: "I'm an
interpreter and for someone who has
always been weak in the subject area, this
video was extremely helpful. Thanks for
posting!"

Celebrating 20 Years
With the ADA

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George Bush on July 26, 1990. Prior to this law, individuals with disabilities experienced discrimination in all parts of their lives,
from the individual in a wheelchair who couldn't
enter a college building to the individual who is
blind not being able to access his public library.
The ADA is the most comprehensive law, in America or
the world, for protection of the rights of individuals with disabilities.

Today, individuals with disabilities do not
experience the lack of access that was common place a few decades ago. On September 25, 2008 Congress and President George W. Bush reaffirmed the importance of the ADA by signing the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008. The Amendments Act emphasized the intent of the original ADA by supporting a broad interpretation of "disability" so that the maximum number of individuals would receive protection under the law.

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Share Your Vision
With Wikiscribe It!

Wikiscribe It! is a new online community that offers teachers, parents, and students a fun and educational opportunity to promote personal insights, writing skills, and community service. Found on the web at www.wikiscribeit.com, Wikiscribe It! is an interactive wiki-style website where sighted people post descriptions of images for people who are blind or visually impaired.

Dedicated to improving visual literacy (the knowledge of what things look like and the use of that knowledge in everyday life), Wikiscribe It! is looking for volunteers to Share Your Vision and invites students (as well as teachers and parents) to describe anything: their favorite paintings, their favorite views, their favorite album covers, movie posters, TV commercials, magazine covers, web-images... everything from Bigfoot to the International Space Station. There is only one rule: be Wikiscriptive.

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Quick Hits

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2010 Young Described Film Critic Contest (YDFC)

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For the second year, the "Young Described Film
Critic of the Year" contest was sponsored by the American Council of the Blind's Audio Description Project
, in collaboration with the DCMP as part of
Listening is Learning. Young people who are blind or have low vision were invited to submit short reviews of any described movie.
The contest concluded in early July with the announcement of five contest winners from two
age ranges.